From the Royal Albert Hall , London. Bach- like chorales and Handelian choruses are juxtaposed with lyrical arias in Mendelssohn's dramatic and powerful oratorio relating the story of the conversion and mission of the apostle Paul. It is the first of many works this season exploring the theme of music inspired by religion. Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone), Susan Gritton (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), London
Symphony Chorus, Houston Symphony
Chorus, BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, conductor Richard Hickox Mendelssohn St Paul (Parti)
8.40 Interval: Silent Reading, Silent
Writing Professor Gillian Beer reflects on whether literature can ever represent silence, drawing on poetry and prose from Keats, Coleridge and Henry James to Elaine Feinstein and Tony Harrison.
9.00 Mendelssohn St Paul (Part 2)